Stubbing device



s M m L n w G R STUBBING DEVICE Original Filed Jime 16, 1953 3Sheets-Sheet 1 April 3% 11 93. R w uA s L999fi4 STUBBING DEVICEOriginal'Filed June 16, 1933 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 A 3 19%. R WLUAMS' WWWSTUBBING DEVICE Original Filed June 16, 1933 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 INHHW I5Mi Patented Apr. 3%, 1935 rarer Fries STUBBENG DEVICE Application June16, 1933, Serial No. 676,083 Renewed March 2'71, 1935 17 Claims.

This invention relates to stubbing devices and more particularly todevices for securing together two adjacent poles or securing the base ofone pole to a stub pole, as is sometimes necessary.

After the poles of telephone lines or electric light lines, or the like,have been in the ground for a period of time they are subject to decayat or below the ground line and become quite weak at this point. It iseither necessary to remove the pole and install a new one or in some wayprovide means for making the base of the pole secure. If the pole isremoved and a new one installed, it means, of course, that the wires,cross arms, etc, must all be removed from the old pole and placed on thenew one, so that aside from the necessary new equipment, a considerableamount of labor is involved.

It has been found satisfactory in many instances to avoid replacing thepole with a new one by inserting a stub pole or short pole into theground adjacent the old one which has become decayed, leaving severalfeet of the stub pole projecting above the ground line. The old pole isthen secured to the projecting portion of the stub pole by passingstraps or hands around both and securing them as tightly together aspossible. It

of course, desirable that the means for securing the poles together beso arranged that the old pole will be secured rigidly and firmly to thestub, and to this endit is advantageous to provide means for drawing thestraps or hands tightly about the poles after they have been mountedthereon.

It is also desirable to connect the parts of the securing means so thatthere will be no relative slippage or movement between such parts and notendency of one part to roll or slide on the other.

One object of my invention is the provision of a new and improvedstubbing device or means for securing adjacent poles together, such thatthe device may be readily and easily secured in place and serve to bindthe two poles rigidly and securely together.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a stubbing orpole-securing device having provision whereby the straps or bands whichembrace the pole may be tightened or drawn together by bolts passingbetween the poles, the bolt-securing devices being so arranged thatthere will be no possibility of movement between them and thepole-embracing straps.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of apole-securing or stubbing device which will be positive and eftlcien-tin operation and at the same time may be economically manufactured. andreadily installed in place.

To these and other ends, the invention consists in the novel featuresand combinations of parts to be hereinafter described and claimed.

in the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of a pole and stub pole upon which myimproved device is mounted;

Fig. 2 is a sectional view on line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional view on line 8-3 of Fig. l;

Fig. is a sectional view of the bracket substantially on line lfi ofFig. 3; V

Fig. 5 is a front elevational view of a modified form of stubbing deviceapplied to a pair of poles;

Fig. 6 is an enlarged sectional view on line 6-6 of Fig. 5;

Fig. '7 is a view similar to Fig. 5 showing a further modified form ofstubbing device;

Fig. 8 is a sectional view on line 88 of Fig. '7;

Fig. 9 is an end elevational view of the bracket shown in Figs. 7 and 8;

Fig. 10 is a rear elevational view of the bracket shown in Figs. '7, 8and 9.

To illustrate one preferred embodiment of my invention, I have shown apole is which has been out off as at ll adjacent the ground line It andsecured by my improved securing devices to a stub pole i i set into theground adjacent the pole it and permitted to project several feet abovethe ground line beside, and closely adjacent to, the pole Ill.

As illustrated, a U-shaped rod or bolt i5 is employed to embrace theouter side of each of the poles Ill and it. These members 55 may be ofany desired shape, either fiat or round in cross section, so far asconcerns the main portions of their lengths. The ends of these members,however, are preferably round so as to be threaded, as at Hi, to receivethe nuts ii.

The adjacent ends of the members l5 are connected together, as shown inFigs. 1 to 3, by means of bracket members designated generally by thenumeral i8. These brackets consist of end portions is which may besuitably curved to present a surface or" substantially arcuate shape tolie closely adjacent the poles, and intermediate or web portions 28connecting the curved ends and lying adjacent the space between thepoles.

The web portions 29 are provided with openings iii to receive a bolt 22which upon one end will preferably be provided with threads to receivethe nut 23 so that the nut may be taken up upon the boltand tend todraw-the bracket members toward the poles. It will be understood thatthe bolt 22 passes between the adjacent poles.

The end members IQ of the brackets may be bifurcated as shown at 24 andprovided with upstanding lugs 25 having slots 26 provided therein toreceive the ends of the U-shaped members or bolts I5. Flanges 2! may beprovided upon the lugs 25 adjacent the slot 26, against which flangesthe nut Il may bear so that when the nuts are taken up upon the bolts I5the latter will be drawn tightly against the outer surfaces of thepoles.

The web portion 26 of the bracket may be provided with a boss 29 aboutthe opening 2i and also be provided with upper and lower flanges 28 tostrengthen the central portion of this part of the web and prevent itfrom bending too sharply when the web portions of the brackets are drawntogether by the bolt 22.

In installing the device, the members I5 are placed about the pole andtheir threaded ends inserted through the slots 26 in the lugs 25. NutsI! are then placed upon the threaded ends of the members It and taken upto draw the members I5 as closely as possible about the outer sides ofthe poles. When this has been done the bolt 22 is passed through theopenings 2| and the nut 23 taken up upon the end thereof to draw the webportions 26 of the brackets I 8 inwardly toward the poles and effect aconsequent additional drawingaction upon the members IE to cause thesemembers to engage the poles more tightly. The Web portions 29 of thebrackets will ordinarily be sufficiently resilient to permit this resultto be accomplished.

It will be understood that due to the shape of the end portions I9. anddue to the fact that the bolt 22 is secured to the bracket members bypassing through openings therein, the bracket members will be held intheir initial positions upon the poles and will have no tendency totravel. Moreover, by providing for taking up any slack or looseness bothat the ends of the bolts I5 and by means of drawing the bracketstogether by the bolt 2|, it will be possible to secure the two polesrigidly together so as to make the most rigid connection between them.

As shown in Fig. 1, two of my devices are employed in connection withthe poles It and I -3. It will be understood, however, that any suitablenumber of these devices may be employed, depending upon the size andheight of the poles.

In Figs. 5 and 6 of the drawings I have shown a stubbing device having abracket of somewhat modified form. This bracket is similar in somerespects to the bracket I8 shown in Figs, 1 to 4. The bracket I8,however, is intended to be somewhat resilient so that its centralportion will draw in between the poles and thus cause the bolt orembracing members I 5 to bind tightly around the poles. The bracket 35is designed to be of the rigid type and eifects a binding action of thebolts I5 by drawing in the ends thereof from the position in which theseends stand when they are inserted through openings of the bracket. Thatis, in this instance, the entire bracket will move inwardly toward thepoles instead of the bracket itself being bent out of its originalshape.

The bracket 30 has a central v-shaped web portion 3i and side flanges 32and 33, these flanges being of such a nature that they will stiffen theweb portion of the bracket and prevent any appreciable bending thereof.At their ends the flange portions 32 and 33 are connected by end flanges3A and 35, provided with slotted openings 36 and 31 through which theends of the bolts I5 are designed to be inserted. Nuts I! may then bethreaded upon these bolts to take them up until they are set closely tothe poles.

The central web portion 3| of the bracket 30 is provided with anelongated bolt opening 38 to receive the bolt 39 passing between thepoles, as has already been explained in connection with the'form of mydevice shown in Figs. 1 to 4 of the drawings. The surface of the web 3|about the opening 38 is rounded, as shown at 40, to provide a seat orsocket for a washer II, placed upon the bolt 39. This washer has itslower surface rounded to some extent to fit against and rock over thesurface 411.

It will be understood that in this form of my device there will be abracket 3i upon each side of the pair of poles, or the pole and stubpole, as the case may be. After the bolts I5 have been placed in anembracing position about the poles, their ends are inserted through theopenings 36 and 31 and the nuts I! tightened thereon. The bolt 39 willthen be inserted through the brackets and the nut 40 taken up to drawthe brackets towards the poles and thus cause the bolts I5 to bindtightly about the latter. t will sometimes be found that the openings 38do not exactly register upon opposite sides of the poles or that thebolt 39 when passed through these openings does not occupy a positioncoinciding with the axis of the openings 38. It is for this reason thatthese openings are slotted or enlarged with respect to the bolt 39 in adirection longitudinally of the web 3|. As the washer 4| upon the bolt39 is provided with a rounded lower surface complemental to the surfaceof the seat or socket d0, this washer will tend to seat itself in theproper position so as to permit the bolt 39 to lie at an angle to theaxis of the opening if it naturally assumes such a position. Thisprovides for an easy insertion of the bolt 39 and also relieves strainupon the parts while in use.

In Figs. 7 to 10 of the drawings I have shown a further modified form ofmy invention wherein bolts or embracing members I5 are placed about thepoles and have their ends received and held in brackets 45. Each of thebracket members consists of a front plate member it, provided with acentral opening 4'! and having upper and lower flanges 48 and 49projecting rearwardly from the front face so as to project toward thepoles when the bracket is in place. Strengthening web members 5d and 5|may be provided at the central portion of the bracket adjacent theopening 41, these web members forming in conjunction with the flanges I?and 59, channels or sockets 52 and 53 upon the rear side of the plate A5to receive the ends of the bolts I5. At the ends of these channels areprovided Web members or lugs 54 and 55 having openings 56 and 57 throughwhich the ends of the bolts may pass for the reception of the nuts I'I.

It will be apparent that in the use of this form of device the ends ofthe bolts overlap as each enters one side of the bracket, and passesthrough the same to have its threaded end project from the oppositeside. In the form shown, the brackets used upon opposite sides of thebolt are duplicates and for this reason the bolt I5, which enters theupper channel 52 upon one side of the pole, will enter the lower channel53 of the bracket upon the other side of the pole.

For this reason the bolts I5 are not in a true horizontal position andit will be seen that the channels 52 and 53 are slightly inclined to'allow for this departure from the horizontal, that is, the openings ornotches 58 and 59 between the webs 55 and 55 and the flanges 9 and48,.will not be in true horizontal alignment with the openings 56 and5?, and the side edges of the bracket, as shown in Fig. '7, are notprecisely at right angles to the upper and lower edges. When the fittingias been installed, however, and tension applied to the bolts, the sideedges of the brackets will be drawn substantially to a verticalposition. If desired, the brackets might, of course, be made right andleft-hand so that both ends of one of the bolts would enter the upperchannels or the lower channels, as the case may be.

It will also be apparent that as the ends of the bolts are at differentlevels in the brackets, the tension thereon will exert a force whichwill act as a couple, tending to turn or cant the bracket from theposition in which it is first installed. This will, of course, beresisted by contact of the bolts against the surrounding material of thebracket, as any great amount of canting of the bracket would serve tobend the ends of the bolts.

When the fitting shown in Figs. 7 to 10 is installed, the bolts !5 areplaced about the poles and their ends inserted through. the channels 52and 53 and the nuts i? drawn up upon the bolts. The bolt 56 is theninserted through the openings il and the nut 65 drawn up to urge thebrackets toward the poles and thus cause the bolts to bind e poles. ofFig. 8 it will be seen that when the bracket 1' drawn inwardly the bolts55 will assume a position against the front plate-l6. If a continuedinward movement of the bracket is ei'iected this will cause a reversebending of the end of the bolt adjacent the edge of the bracket, whichwill, of course, be resisted by considerable force. P. or to this time,however, the ends of the bolts will be drawn inwardly from the posiinwhich they stood when they were inserted into the brackets, and thebolts will in all probability be tightly bound to the poles when thefitting reaches the position shown in this figure of the drawings.

While I have shown and described some pre i'errec embodiments of myinvention, it will be understood that it is not to be limited to thedetails shown but is capable of modification and variation within thespirit of the invention and the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is:

i. In a device for securing together a pair of adjacent poles, aU-shaped member embracing the outer side of each of the poles, bracketson opposite sides of the poles, the adjacent ends of said members beingsecured to the brackets in spaced relation, and a bolt passing throughopenings in said brackets between the ends of said members and betweensaid poles to draw said brackets toward each other and tighten saidU-shaped members about the poles.

2. In a device for securing together a pair of adjacent poles, aU-shaped member embracing the outer side of each or" the poles, bracketsconnecting the adjacent ends of said members together, a bolt passingthrough openings in said brackets and between said poies to draw saidbrackets toward each other and tighten said U-shaped members about thepoles, the adjacent ends of said U-shaped members being adjustablysecured to said brackets in spaced relation and said openings lyingbetween said ends of the U-shaped members.

3.111 a device for securing together a pair of adjacent poles, aU-shaped member embracing the outer side of each of the poies, bracketscon 'necting the adjacent ends of s id members togather, a, boit passingthrough openings in said brackets and beta poles to draw said towardeach other and tighten said Usha ed members about the poles, and saidbrackets being provided with perforated lugs to receive the ds saidUshaped members and on the ends of said members ereoy they may beadjusted to the poles.

in a device for securing together a pair of adjacent p-oies, a U-shapedmember embracing the o 'ter side of each of the poles, brackets exbtween the ends of said U-shaped members to connect them together, eachof said brackets having an inter nediate web portion pro with anopening, and end portions having outwardly aid U n the slots of lugs,means passd members being adjustably through the open gs the web portiona brackets and passing between the poles raw the brackets together.

of to together a pair of iember embracing or each of the poles, bracketse:-:- tending between the ends of said U-shaped members to connect thantogether, each of bracket having intermediate web portion provide withan opening, and end portions having outwardly projecting slotted lugsthereon, the ends of said U-shaped members being adiustably a U-shapedsecured in the slots of said lugs, means passing through the openings inthe web portion of said brackets and passing between the poles to drawthe brackets together, and means formed on the web portions of saidbrackets adjacent the openings therein to prevent excessive bending ofthe bracket.

6. In a device for securing together a pair of poles, U-shaped membersembracing the outer side of each of the poles, the ends of one mezn berbeing spaced from those of the other member, bracket members to securethe said ends together, each of said brackets comprising a web portionbridging the space between the poles and end portions lying against thepoles, said web portion being provided with an opening to receive abolt, and said end portions being formed with slots to receive the endsof said u-shaped members.

'7. In a device for securing together a pair of poles, U-shaped membersembracing the outer side of each of the poles, the ends of one memberbeing spaced from those of the other member, bracket members to securethe said ends together, each of said brackets comprising a web portionbridging the space between the poles and end portions lying against thepoles, said web portion being provided with an opening to receive abolt, and said end portions being bifurcated and provided with outwardlyprojecting slotted lugs to receive the ends of said U-shaped members.

8. In a device for securing together a pair of adjacent poles, anembracing member embracing the outer side of each of the poles, bracketspositioned in the spaces between the poles in opposite sides thereof andconnecting the adjacent ends slotted lugs thereon, the

portion being provided with an opening to receive a member connectingthe brackets upon opposite sides of the poles.

9. In a device for securing together a pair of adjacent poles, embracingmembers embracing the outer side of each of the poles, bracket membersto which the ends or" said embracing members are secured, each of saidbracket members comprising a body portion spanning the spaces betweenthe poles and having a substantially centrally disposed opening, meanspassing through said openings to draw the members together, projectingend members adjacent the ends of the body members, said end membersbeing provided with openings to receive the ends of the embracingmembers, and means adjustably mounted on said embracing members tosecure them to said projecting members.

10. A bracket for use with a stubbing device or the like, said bracketcomprising a substantially V-shaped body portion having an openingintermediate its ends, upstanding end members at the ends of said bodyportion, side flanges at the side edges of the body portion andconnecting the end portions, and said end portions having openingstherein.

11. A bracket member for use with a pole-stubbing' device, said bracketmember comprising a body portion and flanges projecting rearwardlytherefrom at the upper and lower edges thereof, and web membersprojecting rearwardiy from the side edges of the bracket and providedwith boltreceiving openings therein.

12. A bracket member for use with a pole-stubbing device, said bracketmember comprising a body portion and flanges projecting rearwardlytherefrom at the upper and lower edges thereof, web members projectingrearwardly from the side edges of the bracket and provided withbolt-receiving openings therein, and said bracket being provided withbolt-receiving channels at the rear side of the body portion inalignment with the openings in the web members.

13. In a pole-stubbing device, an embracing member adapted to embracethe outer side of each of two adjacent poles, brackets at opposite sidesof the poles and adapted to have the ends of said embracing membersecured thereto, said brackets comprising a body member having side webmembers projecting rearwardly therefrom, said web members being providedwith openings therein, the web member upon one side of the bracket beingdisposed above that upon the other side of the bracket, and meanspassing through said brackets and between the poles to secure thebrackets together.

14. In a pole-stubbing device, an embracing member adapted to embracethe outer side of each of two adjacent poles, brackets at opposite sidesof the poles and adapted to have the ends of said embracing membersecured thereto, said brackets comprising a body member having side Webmembers projecting rearwardly therefrom, said web members being providedwith openings therein, the web member upon one side of the bracket beingdisposed above thatupon the other side of the bracket, and means passingthrough said brackets and between the poles to secure the bracketstogether, said brackets having upper and lower rearwardlly projectingflanges, said flanges being spaced from said adjacent web members toprovid an opening for the entrance of said embracing members.

1-5. In a pole-stubbing device, an embracing member adapted to embracethe outer side of each of two adjacent poles, brackets at opposite sidesof the poles and adapt-ed to have the ends of said embracing membersecured thereto, said brackets comprising a body member having side webmembers projecting rearwardly therefrom, said web members being providedwith openings therein, the web member upon one sideof the bracket beingdisposed above that upon the other side of the bracket, and meanspassing through said brackets and between the poles to secure thebrackets together, said brackets having upper and lower rearwardlyprojecting flanges, said flanges being spaced from said adjacent webmembers to provide an opening for the entrance of said embracingmembers, and said openings being substantially in line with the openingin the opposite web member.

16. In a device for securing together a pair of adjacent poles, meansembracing said poles, mem bers positioned on opposite sides of thepoles, means for securing said members to said embracing means toprevent slippage of the latter, and means passing between the poles todraw said members toward the poles to bind the embracing means closelythereto, said last-named means passing through said members and beingdisposed without said embracing means. 7

17. In a device for securing together a pair of adjacent poles, a pairof strap-like members embracing the poles, brackets disposed in thespace between the poles on opposite sides thereof, said brackets beingsecured to said strap-like members, and means passing between the poleswithout said strap-like members and secured to said brackets to draw thelatter together to cause the strap-like members to tightly embrace thepoles. ROLLAND G. WILLIAMS.

